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APPLICATION I'ILED DE( }.19, 1910.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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Patented Sept. 10, 1912 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Wifneases Invenfor A/v/n 0 we mm-s WM 3 NIT EE STATES PATNT OFFICE.

ALVIN v. ROWE, or GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

GATE.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Anvix V. Rowe, a

citizen of the United States, residing; at

Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following isa-specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in farm gates, andparticularly to the hinge structure of such gates and the truss or bracemembers for normally sustaining the gate in proper working position.

One of the objects of the present invention is to so improve theconstruction of ti e hinge members and the truss or brace members, thatthe necessity for edge bending or otherwise forming the brace or trussmembers is entirely obviated. That is to say, I aim to provide the gatewith suitable truss or brace members and the fact. that the gates aremade in different sizes, for instance, tour iieet, tour and a half feet,and live feet high, if it was at all necessary to edge bend or otherwiseform such brace or truss members it. would require that the bends insaid members for the ditlerent heights of gates would be diii'erent.v Iaccomplish the same result. by making the truss or brace membersindependent of the hinge members and provide for so attaching the braceor truss members to the hinge members, that it is only necessary tointroduce diti'erent lengths oi truss or brace members when supplyingthe same for different heights of gates, the same hinge members adaptedto be used on any height of gate.-

The invention has for a further object to provide U shaped straps toform the hinge members for the gate and to suitably lock in the arcuateportion ot such memoers hinge blocks which are adapted to receive thepintle portions of lag screws or hinge bolts which are commonly used,being secured tothe post to which it is intended to hinge the gate.

In the present construction I aim to use only truss or brace members onone side of the gate, converging from where such brace or truss membersare connected with the hinge members to a point approximately centrallyof the gate, where such truss or brace members meet and are united tothe gate, the truss or brace members having Specification of LettersPatent. Patented Sept. 10, 1912. Application filed December 19, 1910.Serial No. 598,168. i

the appearance of a. V shaped brace when secured to the gate. It is tobe understood, however, that if it is desirable such braces may beduplicated upon opposite sides of the gate, butI do not deem itessential. Attention is further called to the fact that the hingemembers for a gate are reversible, in that they may be used toaccommodate the truss or brace members when used upon either side of thegate. That is to say, it instead of using the truss or brace members onone side of the gate it is deemcd'advisable to attach them to theopposite side,

what would be used the hinge member at the lower edge of the gate, wouldbe substituted for the hinge member at the top of the gate and likewisethe hinge member at the top of the gate would be substituted for thehinge member at the lower edge of the gate. In this way braces may beattached to that side of the gate most desirable.

T hat the invention may be more fully understood reference is bad to theaccompanying drawin s forming a part of this description, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation on a greatly reduced scale showing a gatewith my improved hinge and brace or truss members secured thereto, andsupporting a gate from a. post to which it is shown hinged; Fig. 2 is adetail side elevation, enlarged, showing the upper hinge member and theupper truss or brace member connected thereto; Fig. 3 is a plan view ofwhat is shown in Fig. 2.; Fig. 4: is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 2,except that the hinge member has been broken away, showing the hingeblock secured in the arcuate portion of the hinge member and alsoillustrating the connection between the truss or brace member, and thehinge member; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a hinge block.approximately full size; Fig. (3 is a cross section of a hinge block,showing a modified form; Fig. 7 is a- View similar to Fig. 2 andillustrates in side elevation a modified arrangement of securing thehinge block to the hinge members, and; Fig. 8 is a cross section in planon the line 8-8 of Fig; 7.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout thefigures.

In the drawings the gate shown is of the usual five slat type of gate,such slats designated by the numeral 1, being suitably spaced apart andsecured by the cross pieces or angle iron beams 2, such beams tying theslats together at or near their opposite outer ends, with two or morebeams suitably located intermediate the ends ofsaid slats. 3 designatesthe post or upright on which the gate is hinged, such post havingsuitably attached thereto the lag screws or hinge bolts at which receivethe hinge members of the gate in a manner to be explained.

At the upper and lower edge of the gate at its rear end are securedhinge members, generally referred to as 5. These hinge members arepreferably U shaped having the arcuate portions 6 which are suflicientlyremoved from the rear end of the gate to permit the insertion andsecuring of hinge blocks 7 in the arcuate or bent portions of such hingemembers. The hinge members 5 are secured to the upper and lower slats 1of the gate by bolts 8 and 9. The bolts 8 passing respectively throughthe angle iron cross pieces 2 and the slats 1, as shown in Figs. 1,2, 3and 4, while the bolts 9 pass through the hinge members 5 and the upperand lower slats; said bolts 9 being used also to form a connectionbetween the truss or brace members, tobe described, and the hingemembers 5. As shown in Fig. 3 the opposite sides of the hinge members5are intended to be brought in close proximity to the sides of the slats1, which necessitates the upper and lower ends of the angle bars 2, tohave the angle portions projecting laterally from the gate cut away topermit such attachment or carrying of the hinge members in the mannerdescribed. One of the side portions of each hinge member 5, at its innerend is beveled, as at 10, and also provided with a circular recess 11opening out of such beveled edged portion 10, as clearly shown in Fig.4.

The upper and lower edges of the hinge members 5, at their rear ends,are preferably notched or cut away as at 12, forming the shoulders 13,such notched or cut away portions extending approximately the fulllength of thebend or arcuate members, as shown.

The hinge blocks 7 comprise preferably upper and lower plate portions 15which have coinciding openings 16 and said plates connected by the webor bearing portion 17. The plates 15 are preferably unconnected at theirforward ends as shown in Fig. 5,

' but are reduced in width so as to form the shoulders 18. When inassembled position on the hinge members 5, said hinge blocks assume theposition shown in Figs. 2, 3, and it with the reduced portions of theplates 15 lyiing between the opposite faces of the hinge members 5 andthe larger ortions-of such plates-resting on the note ed or cut outportions 12 of said hinge members and 7.

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,the shoulders 18 of the plates 15 abutting can only be removed bysprmging apart the forward ends of the hinge members 5.

WVith the hinge members 5 and blocks 7 secured to a gate the pintles ofthe lag screws 4 will be inserted through the openings 16 of the plates15 of the hinge blocks 7, when said gate is properly hung in operativeposition; the pintle of the. lag screw having a bearing surface againstthe web 17 and the forward wall of the openings 16 in said blocks. Ifthe bearing surface in the hinge block is not suflicient, by providingonly the web 17, the forward ends of the plates 15 may be connected anda front web shown as at 19 in Fig. 6, to produce additional bearingsurface for the pintles of the lag screws or hinge bolts. It is myobject to do away with any bearing of the pintle against the hingemembers themseli es, for the reason that there might be a tendency towear away or weaken'such hinge members through the constant swinging ofthe gate, and thereby necessitate the substitution or replacing of suchhinge members. By providing the hinge blocks if through actual andcontinuous use the blocks should become worn, they may be easily andquickly replaced by other blocks at a very small cost. In Figs. 7 and 8I have shown a modified construction of hinge block and the manner ofsecuring the same in position in the hinge members. The hinge membersthere shown, instead of being notched or cut away as at 12 and providedwith a shoulder 13, are formed with a duplicate and coinciding,preferably longitudinal slots 20, and the hinge blocks are preferablymade solid to be carried between the longitudinal portions of the hingemembers and at the bent end thereof, as shown in Fig. 8 and such hingeblocks are provided with the laterally projecting lu s 21, which, whenthe hinge membersare 111] into the shapes shown are inserted into theslots 20, and such block thereby locked in operative position in thehinge members. The slots together with the lugs perform the'samefunction as the cut away portions 12, shoulders 13 andshoulder-s18. The slots may be described broadly as cut out portionscorresponding with the cut out or cut away )ortions 12.

22 designates the truss or race members which may be suitably secured tothe slats of the gate in a V form, or in other words so that theyconverge from the upper and lower hinge members 5 to a meeting poi .asshown, in Fig. 1, where they are bolt 5 to each other and to a slat ofthe gate. The outer ends of the respective upper and lower truss orbrace members 22 are reduced and formed with a round flat head-orextension 23, see Fig. 4, such round flat extension 23 fitting thecircular opening 11 in the hinge members 5, previously referred to andthe said round flat extensions 23 have openings 2st through which thebolts 9 may be inserted To connect the truss or brace members 22 to thehinge. members 5, the round flat extensions 23 are inserted sidewise inthe openings 11 of the hinge members, which will adapt said truss orbrace members to have a limited oscilhiitory movement in the hingemembers, whereby the necting ends of such truss or brace members may bebrought to a common meeting point and .secured at their inner ends toeach other and to a slat of the gate. \Vhen the truss or brace membershave been assembled in the manner stated in connection with the hingemembers, the bolt 9 is passed therethrough and through the portion ofthe hinge member or the opposite side of the gate, and a washer placedover the nut adjacent, or

in juxtapositioirm the flat round extension 253 of the brace men' ber,and to lie-against the snrroui'nling portion of the hinge member asshown in Fig. 2. This msher 253, as will be understood, loclts the trussor brace. member in operativeconnection with the hinge member.

Providing a gate with hinge memoers and with truss or brace members suchas I have described it should be ap 'mrent that all edge bending orotherwise forming of such parts is entirely obviated and done away withand that for the purpose of attaching such a structure to variousheights of ates other truss or brace members may be substituted, itmerely requiring a- (littereuc'c in length of the truss or bracemembers.

Iiaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Iictters Patent oi? the United States is:

-1. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed with acircular rccess, and a truss member having a. round, flatv extensionadapted to fit in the circular opening of said hinge member.

2. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed oi? aU-shaped strap, means for securing said strap -to the gate, said strapformed with a circular opening, a truss member having a. circular tlatextension adapted to be seated and have a limited oscillatory movementin said circular opening of the hinge member, and means for securing thetruss to the gate.

3. In a device of the character descrlbed, a hinge member formed with anarcuate portion, a hinge block adapted to be secured in said arc'uateportion of the hinge member, a truss, and means for pivotally connectingthe truss "and the hinge member to permit free movement in a plane atright angles to said pivotal connection.

i. In a-device of the cha 'acter described, a hinge member formed withan arcuate portion, a hinge block, means for removably locking saidblock in said arcuate portion of the hinge member against movement inany direction, a truss, and means for connecting the truss ard hingemember.

5. In a gate, in combination, a hinge memicrmed ot a tfishaped strap,means for securing said member to the gate with the longitudinalportionsllot' s aid member upon -o 'iposite sides of the gate and thebend of said member removed from the end of the a hinge block, and meansfor locking i-l block in the bend of the member between the iongitudinalportions thereof against moven'ient in any direction, a truss, and meansfor connecting the truss to the hinge member.

(I. In a device or the character described, a hinge member formed or" aU-shaped strap, and a hinge block re'movably locked in the areuateportion of said hinge member against.- u'iovement in any direction,

7. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of a Ushaped strap, the upper and lower edges of the arcuate portion beingnotched, and a hinge block for said member, said hinge block having alocking relation with the notched edges of said member.

8. In a de, ce of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, the upper and lower edges oi the arcuate portion beingnotched, a. hinge block arranged to be seated in the arcuate portion ofsaid member and formed with a. pintle receiving opening, said hingeblock having portions engaging the notches oi? said hinge member forl'n'oduding a locking relation between the hinge block and said hingemember. 1

9. In a. device of the character described, a. pair of hinge membersformed of U- shaped straps, ah'inge block for each member, means forremovably locking said blocks in the arcuate portions of said mem bersagainst moven'lent. in any direction, a pair of truss members, and meansfor pivotally connecting said truss members to said hinge members.

10. In a gate, in combination, a hinge member formed with a bevel edgeat one end, and also with a. circular cut out portion, opening out ofsaid bevel edge, a truss member, said truss member having a, circularextension adapted to be seated in the circular opening of the hingemember, a washer adapted to lie adjacent the circular extension of thetruss member, and a portion of the hinge member surrounding its circularopening, a bolt adapted to be pa through the Washer, circular extensionof said truss and gate, and a nut for the end of said bolt.

11. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed with abevel edge at one end and also with a circular cut-out portion openingout of said bevel edge and a truss member having a circular extensionadapted to fit in said circular opening.

12. In a device of the character described,

a hinge member formed of a U-shaped strap, one of the lon itudinal sideportions being formed with a evel edge and having a cut-out portionopening out of said bevel edge and a truss member having a circularextension adapted to fit" in said cut-out portion.

I 13. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, the upper and lower edges of the arcuate portion thereofbeing notched, a hinge block adapted to be secured in the arcuateportion of said strap, said hinge block having plates, said platesadapted to fit in said notches and having reduced por tions adapted tofit between the longitudinal side portions of said strap, whereby thehinge block is locked in position.

- 14. In a device of the'character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, a hinge block adapted to be secured in the arcuateportion of said strap, said hinge block being formed of spaced {platesand a Web portion connecting said plates, said plates being'providedwith holes to reeeivea pintle.

15. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap beingadapted to be secured on oppo site sides or the gate and having cut-outportions, a hinge block adapted to be se-' cured in said U-shaped strapand having members adapted to engage said cut-out portions of saidstrap.-

16. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap beingadapted to be secured on opposite sides of the gate, said strap havingcutout portions in proximity to the arcuate portion thereof, a hingeblock adapted to be seciiircd in arcuate part of said U-shapcd strap andhaving members adapted to en gage said cut-out portions of said strap.

17. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap,

the longitudinal side portions of said strap being adapted to be securedon opposite sidesxoi the gate, and having cut out portions, a hlngeblock adapted to be secured in said. U-shaped strap and having membersadapted to engage said cut out portions of said strap, one of thelongitudinal side ortions of said strap being formed wit a 'in said outout portion.

18. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shapcd strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap beingadapted to be secured on opposite sides of a gate, one of said sideportions having a cut out portion opening out of its edge, and a trussmember having an extension adapted to fit in said opening.

19. A hinge member formed with a bevel edge at one end and having a cutout portion'opening out of said bevel edge, and a truss member having anextension adapted to fit in said out out portion.

20. In a device of the character described, a hinge member formed of aU-shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of said strap beingadapted to be secured on opposite sides of a gate, a hinge blockremovably locked in said. hinge member, one of the side portions of saidstrap having a cut out por tion opening out of its edge, and a trussmember having an extension adapted to fit in said cut out portion.

21. In a device of the character describe and in combination, a gate,hinge members mounted on one end of said gate and a V shaped bracemember pivotally connected at its extremities to said hinge members.

22. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate,hinge members mounted on one end of said gate, said hinge members beingin the form of a U shaped strap, the longitudinal side portions of whichare adapted to be secured on opposite sides of the gate, and a V shapedbrace member pivotally connected at its extremities to the longitudinalside portions of said straps.

23. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gate,comprising slats, cross pieces or beams for securing said slatstogether, an angle iron cross piece or beam at one end. thereof, havip ga portion of the outstanding flange thereof cut away to leave a seat fora hingemember, a hinge member positioned. on said angle irqn at said cutaway portion and fastening means adapted to pass through said hingemember, angle iron cross piece and gate.

24. In a device of the character described and in combination, a gatecomprising slats,

cross pieces or beams for securing said. slats 25. In a device of thecharacter described and in combination, a gate, comprising 1ongitudinalmembers and cross members, one of said cross members being located atone end of said gate and having an out-standing flange, saidout-standing flange being cut away to provide a shoulder or abutment, ahinge member positioned on one end of said gate so as to bear againstsaid shoulder or abutment, and fastening means adapted to 10 passthrough said hinge member, said end cross member and gate.

In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

ALVIN V. ROWE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. LA Pon'rn, J. W. NAYLOR.

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Washington, D. G.

